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Animals

New mammals

Wildlife biologists have discovered a new type of monkey and an unusual rodent.

Health & Medicine

Keeping Bugs Away from Food

Cardboard containers coated with citronella oil keep bugs away.

Humans

An ancient childhood

Knowing what the lives of children were like long ago can help us understand how cultures and societies change.

Animals

A Jellyfish’s Blurry View

Some types of jellyfish have great eyes that can't focus.

Tech

Machine Copy

A simple robot builds a copy of itself block by block.

Space

Killers from Outer Space

A newly revised scale rates the risk that an asteroid may crash into Earth and wipe out life as we know it.

Animals

Glimpses of a Legendary Woodpecker

Long feared extinct, the ivory-billed woodpecker has been spotted in Arkansas.

Environment

Cleaning up fish farms

Although fish farms can supply lots of food, these operations may also cause pollution and hurt wild populations.

Animals

Awake at Night

Mutant fruit flies can get by with less sleep than these insects normally need.

Planets

Solving a Sedna Mystery

Astronomers are learning more about the most-remote object known in the solar system.

Chemistry

Popping to Perfection

Scientists have uncovered why some popcorn kernels stay unpopped in the microwave.

Animals

Putting a Mouse on Pause

A gas known as hydrogen sulfide can put mice into a state resembling hibernation.